Posts About "HBO 24/7"

September 12th, 2014On Thursday, HBO announced it won’t make “24/7: The Road to the Winter Classic” for the 2015 outdoor game between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks at Nationals Park. While last year’s edition didn’t have the most compelling of drama, it was more due to the subjects and the losing streaks both teams endured...

January 7th, 2014 The NHL Winter Classic was an unparalleled success for the NHL. But what about HBO’s “24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs: Road to the NHL Winter Classic”? As a hockey fan, it’s hard not to like this series. Getting to know these professional athletes and coaches outside the usual media scrums is enjoyable. Now I like Phil Kessel...

December 23rd, 2013HBO’s 24/7: “Road to the Winter Classic” has been a huge hit in the three years of the reality series. We’ve gotten an all-access pass to the locker room of six teams to see what goes on behind closed doors, and in the personal lives of some of the players. With the current series at the halfway point it’s time to start to look...

December 7th, 2013On Thursday I mentioned eight things I expected to happen during this year’s HBO 24/7, specifically for the Red Wings. Now just because one team is a perennial contender and the other was just chosen for the Winter Classic because of their fan base’s ability to buy tickets doesn’t mean there won’t be some interesting things to...

December 5th, 2013The HBO 24/7 cameras have already taken shop inside the dressing rooms of the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are some predictions for what to expect from the Red Wings. Note: Leafs predictions will come out on Saturday.
Jonas Gustavsson will be really cool
Back in the day, many of his teammates gave him the...

We are just a few hours away from the 2012 NHL Winter Classic brought to us by Bridgestone yet before the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers even take the ice today people are already wondering: Will next years Winter Classic take place in Detroit? Without official word from the NHL as to where the next outdoor event will...

January 2nd, 2012 “You don’t sell the steak, you sell the sizzle...” It’s a weathered cliché, all too familiar for anyone with even the most basic business training. And yet, somewhere around 2004, the NHL’s head office lost sight of that message. It was during the ‘04-05 lock-out that the league began making adjustments to the...

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